Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Bratislava, Budapest – Though spring saw the coronavirus outbreak’s epicentre slowly drift from continental Europe toward the Americas, public attentionContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech Republic and Slovakia have among the highest gender pay gaps in Europe, according to newContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – President Andrzej Duda’s inflammatory remarks against LGBT+ people have provoked a renewed mobilisation of activists ahead ofContinue Reading
Katowice, Poland – In late May, police in the southern Polish city of Katowice interrogated seven students who had complainedContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Earlier this week, Poland’s deputy-Justice Minister slammed the Istanbul Convention on gender equality and women’s rights andContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – The use of birth control pills in the Czech Republic has dropped by nearly one halfContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian Parliament voted on Tuesday to reject the ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a non-binding CouncilContinue Reading
Warsaw, Poland – Lawmakers in Poland will discuss this week two bills that could introduce a de-facto ban on abortionContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary is one of the EU countries with the lowest share of top female politicians, new EurostatContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak lawmakers are expected to convene today in an extraordinary session of parliament called by Speaker AndrejContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A vast majority of Czechs is in favour of legalizing same-sex marriage, a new survey hasContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – The Hungarian government announced it will offer free in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to couples in its latestContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – For the second time this year, Slovak lawmakers refused to ratify the so-called Istanbul Convention, a CouncilContinue Reading
Bratislava, Slovakia – Central European countries lag in the ‘Women Peace and Security (WPS) Index 2019’, an international gender equalityContinue Reading
Brno, Czech Republic – Ursula von der Leyen’s final list of EU Commissioners candidates was revealed after weeks of backbreakingContinue Reading